At this time, the Queen Mother, who was kneeling in front of Jia Mu, also understood that what had just happened was indeed a bit rude. After all, Jia Ke was the current emperor, and they were still pointing at Jia Ke. This would make it difficult for the Queen Mother Zhou to step down. Jia Ke felt that
Can you be happy?
So the Queen Mother quickly winked at the messenger Jia Baoyu who was kneeling next to her.
Although Jia Baoyu was not interested in studying, he was always very clever. When he saw this scene, he didn't understand why he was acting a bit recklessly just now.
So he knelt there and kowtowed to Mother Jia repeatedly, "Lord Buddha, I did not do my best in what I did just now. Please forgive me, Lord Buddha."
Jia Mu glanced at Jia Baoyu who was kneeling there, and she couldn't bear it, so she persuaded her: "Why don't you hurry up and give the Empress Dowager Zhou a gift?"
How could Jia Baoyu dare to be proud even now? He didn't even dare to stand up, so he knelt down in front of Queen Mother Zhou and kowtowed repeatedly to apologize.
Empress Dowager Zhou didn't understand what had just happened until now, because when she was in Rongguo Mansion, it was common for Jia Baoyu to look down on these aunts, and she still doesn't have a clear understanding of her own identity.
But now she understands how noble your status is. Although Jia Baoyu has kowtowed to her, she is still a little unhappy in her heart. But for the sake of Jia Mu, she can only help Jia Baoyu with a smile and comfort her.
A few words.
But Jia Ke is still sitting there expressionless without saying a word. He neither forgives Jia Baoyu nor punishes Jia Baoyu.
Jia Huan, who was standing below, turned his eyes. He had already seen that Jia Baoyu no longer liked Jia Ke.
So Jia Huan came out of the crowd and came to Aunt Zhou first. He knelt down on the ground and said loudly: "My dear Jia Huan, please give my regards to the Queen Mother. I wish the Queen Mother a long and prosperous life."
After hearing Jia Huan's words, Queen Mother Zhou really smiled on her face. This time she sincerely helped Jia Huan up, then patted his clothes, and then asked him to step back.
Jia Ke sat there and nodded, thinking that this fourth brother was quite discerning and could benefit him in the future.
And Jia Zheng has been sitting there without saying a word. He is now in a dilemma and has nothing to say. Moreover, as the saying goes, if you are neither deaf nor dumb, you will not be a family man. Sometimes, as a father, he pretends to be deaf and mute.
Good thing.
Seeing this, Jia's mother reluctantly accepted the matter and didn't want to be entangled any longer. She directly said to Jia Ke: "Emperor, are all our immediate family members here now?"
Jia Ke quickly stood up and said to Jia Mu: "Everyone from Ning Rong's second mansion has arrived."
Jia Mu nodded, and then ordered: "Since everyone is here, let's go to the Fengxian Hall to kowtow to our ancestors."
So Jia Mu stood up first and walked out of Ningshou Palace with the support of Yuanyang Dagong.
When they arrived outside the main hall of Ningshou Palace, they had already prepared to get off the chariot. Then Jia Mu got on the first chariot, followed by Jia Zheng and Jia Ke, and then the two empress dowagers.
The remaining people, even Jia She, could only follow the chariot on two legs.
When everyone arrived at the Fengxian Hall, the place was brightly lit with eunuchs walking around on both sides.
The main hall of Fengxian Hall has been opened, and smoke is lingering inside.
Jia Mu got out of the car, and with the support of Jia Zheng and Jia Ke, she took close relatives of the Jia family into the Fengxian Hall.
Looking at the portraits of Jia Mu in the Fengxian Hall, the first one is of Rong Guo Gong Jia Yuan, and the portrait next to him is Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan.
Originally, the portrait of Ning Guogong Jia Yuan was not qualified to be offered here, but Jia's mother argued against all opinions and said that the Jia family was earned through the hard work of the two Dukes. Now that the Jia family has finally achieved glory, it cannot only be
One person enjoys the worship here, so he worships two ancestors.
Under these two ancestors there is only one portrait, that is Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan, who is Jia Mu's husband.
After looking at it for a long time, Jia Mu couldn't help but shed tears on her face. She had been cautious for so many years, and now she finally succeeded. But thinking about her husband who was gone, she felt it was not worth it.
Jia Zheng saw Jia's mother standing there in a daze, and hurriedly stepped forward and said softly: "Mother, the time is almost up. If you delay any longer, it will be an auspicious time."
Jia Mu woke up immediately, and then took the Jia Family Center to offer incense and kowtow to the ancestors. After a complicated ritual, these people exited the Fengxian Hall again, and the main door of the Fengxian Hall was closed again.
From now on, the main entrance of Fengxian Hall will not be opened, but there will be eunuchs who will bring fresh tributes to Fengxian Hall every day and burn incense three times a day.
After everyone left Fengxian Hall, they returned to Jia Mu's Ningshou Palace.
Sitting in the middle, Jia Mu couldn't stop smiling when she saw her children and grandchildren beside her.
Now she is regarded as the most noble woman in the world. She is worshiped by everyone in the world and has so many grandchildren around her to fulfill their filial piety. What else can she be dissatisfied about?
When Jia Zheng and Jia She saw that the etiquette was over, they came over to kowtow to say goodbye to Jia Mu. They were going to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in front to prepare for tonight's banquet.
According to the rules, every New Year's Eve, the royal family would have a grand banquet for guests, and all the civil and military ministers would be invited to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where the monarch and his ministers would have fun together.
Jia Mu knew that they were busy so she didn't want to keep them. She waved them away and then all the close relatives of the Jia family kowtowed and left. Only Jia Mu, Jia Baoyu, Jia Ke and a few others were left in the palace.
Seeing that everyone had left, Jia Mu saw that Jia Baoyu was also about to leave. She felt a little reluctant, so she turned to Jia Ke and said, "Emperor, Baoyu doesn't have a house yet. It's really lonely to be alone in Prince Rong's Mansion.
Why don't you just let him stay in the palace for a few days and stay with me, an old lady like me."
Jia Ke was a little unhappy after hearing this. Where is this palace? This is a three-foot forbidden area. Jia Baoyu is already such a big man, and his reputation is not very good. He just rolls around in the flowers. Once something happens,
Things come up, whether they are easy to say or not.
But looking at Jia Mu's expectant eyes, he swallowed back the rebuttal words that came to his mouth, and could only nodded gently, which was regarded as agreeing to Jia Mu's request.
When Jia's mother heard this, she was overjoyed and said to Jia Baoyu next to her: "Why don't you hurry up and thank your brother?"
Jia Baoyu had been silent since he made a mistake just now, not saying a word. Now after hearing Jia Mu's instructions, he slowly walked up to Jia Ke and saluted him.
Jia Ke looked Jia Baoyu up and down and nodded to accept his apology.
Next up was the banquet for the ministers that night, and Jia Ke naturally couldn't be absent.
This time, Jia Ke brought his two sons, King Wu and King Chu, to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Amidst the congratulations of all the civil and military officials, Jia Ke sat in front of the imperial case in the center, and let his two children sit on either side of him.
Taihe Hall’s annual New Year’s Eve banquet has a set schedule, and you really can’t get anything good to eat.
Therefore, the civil and military ministers regarded this as an opportunity to bond with each other. As for eating, they should wait until they get home to eat their own food.
In this way, after the New Year's Eve banquet, Jia Ke went back to rest. Everything for this year was considered over, and Jia Ke could rest until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Jia Ke once again issued an imperial edict on the first day of the first lunar month. During the three days of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the curfew was lifted in the capital, and people could go out to watch lanterns at night, so that the whole world could enjoy it together.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, everything returned to calm, and Jia Ke resumed his business dealing with major national affairs.
The first major event in the next new year is Enke. This is the first imperial examination since Jia Ke came to the throne, and Jia Ke attaches great importance to it.
This time Jia Ke appointed Sun Yan, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, as the chief examiner, and his teacher Li Wenbin continued to serve as the deputy examiner.
The news of Enke has spread all over the world, and the people from all over the world have now gathered in the capital, and many people have come even before the New Year.
After Sun Yan became the examiner, he stayed at home and was cautious, fearing to leave clues to others.
In fact, Sun Yan is still worried about one thing, that is, will the young master come this year?
Now Sun Yan hopes that this young master will come quickly and be killed by Jia Ke. Then he will be able to relax completely. Although he has completely surrendered to Jia Ke these years, he still follows Jia Ke's order and has a false relationship with the young master.
, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Sure enough, that day, Sun Yan was in the study, drinking alone. Suddenly there was a crash outside the study, like something falling to the ground, and then the study door was knocked three times.
When Sun Yan heard this voice, he became alert. This was the secret code for the young master to contact him. Sun Yan had no choice but to get up and open the door.
The woman covered in black gold was still at the door. After she entered the study sideways, she closed the study door again and the two of them took their seats in the study.
Sun Yan was silent for a moment and then said: "What are your orders, Master?"
The masked woman smiled and said: "Our young master has already entered the capital. This time he participates in Enke. He is bound to win. Fortunately, you are the examiner. It shouldn't be a problem then, right?"
Sun Yan raised his eyes and glanced at her, "Do you think I can really make the decision? My deputy director of examination is the emperor's teacher at that time. His status is not much lower than mine. If our young master's writing is too bad, I can't deal with it.
.”
The woman frowned and then asked: "What about the test questions? You are the examiner and you should know the test questions, right?"
"What are you thinking? The Emperor didn't discuss this year's exam questions with us at all, and we won't know until the day the exam starts."
The woman thought for a while and then said: "The young master's article is still good, but compared with those who have done it, I'm afraid there is still some gap. Let's think of a secret code. When you read this article, you will know that it is the young master.
That’s it.”
This request is exactly what Sun Yan meant, "I think it would be better to have two "Ru Zhi Nai He" appear in the article in a row. I will know it is the young master's article at a glance, and I will be able to deal with the young master when the time comes."
The woman saw that this method was okay, so she stopped pestering him, and then disappeared as quietly as she had come.
Sun Yan was sitting alone in the study, looking at the direction in which the woman disappeared, with a sneer on his lips.